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Telegraph Cove
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Day 8
... . Today though was the day of the trip so far!! Today was the Tide Rip Grizzly cruise. We took a 2 hour cruise from Telegraph Cove, across Johnston Strait to Knight inlet. And it did not disappoint!! Six Grizzlies, one Black Bear, Deer, Eagles, ...
Day 7
... a steak and veges meal prepared by moi [that's French Canadian for me!] in our chateau [that's French Canadian for house] at Telegraph Cove, a beautiful little place in the north east of Vancouver Island. We're all settled in to our houses here. The ...
Day 3- Telegraph Cove
10-4-08 Telegraph Cove, BC Saturday, and the aquarium is ready to go bright and early we had breakfast and got out sack lunches, boarded the Lukwa and were off. We took such a bright and early start due to forecast for high wind ...
Friends
I went to British Columbia to visit a friend, Dave. I knew him in high school and hadn't seen him in over 30 years, although we'd connected again in the fall of 2005 and had been text messaging and emailing. Dave LOVES scuba diving. It's a passion ...
Day 2 Telegraph Cove
10-3-08 Telegraph Cove, BC Today was absolutely unbeliveable, I woke up entirely too early and went out to the strait. The point in which I saw so much wildlife from last year and the only things I saw were 2 different types of ...
Von den Seen zurück
... Ein kurzer Stopp noch in Campbell River zum Einkaufen und Tanken, dann ging es auf die knapp 200km lange Strecke gen Norden nach Telegraph Cove. Hier hatten wir ein altes Haus für 8 Personen gemietet. Dadurch konnten wir uns wieder gut selbst versorgen. ...
A feast to remember
After breakfast some of us went kayaking – Peter and I in a two-man boat and David and Luke in singles. We puttered around through the kelp and sea-weed, Luke drawing our attention to the various life forms that find shelter in those beds. At one ...
Day One - driving up Vancouver Island
... got up early early and caught the 5:15 am ferry to Vancouver Island. We drove North from the Nanaimo ferry dock to Telegraph Cove, where we set up camp in the pouring rain. This tiny former sawmill and cannery community is now a destination ...
rough water and a smooth landing
... check our tides and current tables and decide that we can make Chatham Channel close to slack and therefore spend the night at Lagoon Cove in the Broughton’s. Arriving in the afternoon means that we can partake in the "all you can eat" prawn ...
We are inspired by Celine
... end of the channel was Cutter’s Cove where we would lie at anchor for the night. There were three other sailboats in the Cove so evidently it was a popular spot for an over night mooring. It was certainly well protected with less than a mile of open ...
Where are the whales?
Today is whale watching day! Telegraph Cove is famous for its resident Orcas and whale's population. We boarded the purposely built aluminum boat and right away were entertained by our naturalist and life-enthusiast Mark, from Australia. Mark is a big fan ...
Parksville and the Beach
Parksville is a pretty little resort town halfway up Vancouver Island on the east side. It has a lot of cafes and shops, and my favourite shop was West Coast Stones where I found a gorgeous raku starfish, about 8" across. Rakuyaki or Raku is a ...
Grizzly Bear Safari
Woensdag, 25 augustus Vandaag zijn we weer vroeg vertrokken per boot naar Glendale Cove. Daar hebben we Grizzly beren gezien. Een moederbeer met drie kleintjes. Wel leuk om de dieren te observeren. Daarenboven is er natuurlijk ook het schitterende ...
Tahsis
Sandra and I headed out Sunday morning with a general direction in mind. Miracle Beach for lunch then decide. When we got there it was a great day and we decided we'd head out to Gold River since it has a great road to ride by motorcycle. When we ...
up the strait (with a paddle...though nearly not)
... eagles, salmon (everywhere), herring, porpoise (dunno which ones) - oh and we did see a black bear but that was just outside telegraph cove so not whilst we were kayaking. there were deer and mice too. oh an muhassive sea stars and urchins ...
Watch out for that bear!
... as I needed to pass. I gladly accepted and felt much more secured with a car between me and the moving fury mass. Once in Telegraph Cove, a fishing village with a population of 20 (yes, 20 people!), I met again with Timo and Vera and we decided to share a ...
Flora and Fauna
The tame ones Dave's mother, Daphne, trains border collies and enters them into competitions. She has her own herd of six sheep to keep the collies in form. I always wondered if the sheep would get used to a certain dog and would then ...
Kayaking with Killer Whales
... usual self We got to know one of the guides - Genevieve, who seemed to alternate between guiding kayaking trips in and around Canada and studying to be a drama queen/director. Also met up with Nick and Heather from San Diego, Nick took great delight ...
Day 1- travel day
10-2-08 Hancock, Michigan to Telegraph Cove, British Columbia Today was an early day as far as getting up at 3am EST in order to be to the airport at the appropriate time. All flights went off well with no anticipated problems ...
Whale Watching from Telegraph Cove
We woke up to the rain and took a whale watching boat tour out of Telegraph Cove. Several times we saw a mother and baby humpback who had been named Houdini and Ariel. Everyone was pleased because Houdini had returned several years in a row ...
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